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Folk musician Doc Watson critical in NC hospital
Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition Friday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week. A spokeswoman at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem says Watson remains in critical condition Friday morning. Watson's daughter, Nancy, told The Associated Press the 89-year-old ...
Olympic mystery: Where is the London cauldron?
London's Olympic Stadium is ready, with a pristine track, a well-manicured grassy field and rows of gleaming seats to welcome 80,000 fans. But one thing is clearly missing. Where's the cauldron that will hold the Olympic flame? Organizers usually keep back details about the Olympics' opening ceremony, including the flame ...
UN rights chief: Suspend Zimbabwe sanctions
The U.N. human rights chief has called for the suspension of Western sanctions against Zimbabwe's president and his loyalists. Western nations insist the sanctions, imposed to protest the poor human rights record of Mugabe and his ZANU PF party, only target political leaders. But U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Navi Pillay ...
Stars offer hugs, kisses and vampire bite at gala
Stars promised hugs, kisses, a massage — and a vampire bite — in a glamor-filled auction to raise money to fight AIDS. Hoping to encourage bidders to open their wallets for items at Thursday's amfAR gala in the south of France, celebrity presenters offered some extra enticements. Heidi Klum offered ...
Knicks J.R. Smith arrested on South Beach
Miami Beach police say a New York Knicks player has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver's license. Sgt. Bobby Hernandez says 26-year-old J.R. Smith stopped Thursday night on Washington Avenue in South Beach. A routine search revealed the bench warrant and he was arrested. ...
Bayou Country Superfest draws country music stars
This weekend's Louisiana's Bayou Country Superfest includes Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Sara Evans and other country music stars. The festival draws some 75,000 country music fans from around the U.S. and Canada. Singer Joe Nichols, whose hits include "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off," says Superfest ...
Folk musician Doc Watson critical in NC hospital
Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is still in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week. A spokeswoman at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem said Watson was still in critical condition Friday morning. Watson's daughter, Nancy, told The Associated Press that ...
Pa. lawmakers call for aging gas line replacement
Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are asking the Public Utility Commission to order a gas utility to speed replacement of aging cast-iron lines blamed for a massive explosion that killed five people last year. State Sens. Pat Browne and Lisa Boscola want the PUC to order UGI Corp. to speed up replacement ...
Dragon capsule on course for space station arrival
The privately bankrolled Dragon capsule approached the International Space Station for a historic docking Friday after sailing through a practice rendezvous the day before. The unmanned SpaceX Dragon was on track to deliver a half-ton of supplies and become the first commercial vessel to visit the space station. "It's a ...
Turtle Creek woman, 68, rescued after falling over hillside
Emergency crews rescued an elderly Turtle Creek woman Thursday night who fell down a hillside. According to police, the 68-year-old woman suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and she disappeared from her Watson Avenue home around 7 p.m. Thursday. Authorities said a group of kids found the woman on a hillside about ...
Vatican tracks down document holder
The Vatican says it has identified someone illegally holding secret documents as it tries to get to the bottom of an embarrassing leaking scandal. Spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi declined to immediately identify the person Friday, saying only that Vatican judicial authorities are examining his case. It is not clear ...
AP study: Typical CEO in US made $9.6M last year
Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm. That was up more than 6 ...
Priest apologizes for unholy language on Facebook
A British priest had apologized for some unholy language on his Facebook page. Canon Paul Shackerley, the priest in charge of Doncaster Abbey in northern England, raised eyebrows by using the F-word and remarking that "alas, I have religion tomorrow" in some Saturday evening postings. Bishop Peter Burrows met with ...
Bank of America, Barclays sell Archstone stake
Bank of America Corp. and Barclays Bank PLC are selling their stake in the apartment building owner Archstone to Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s bankruptcy estate for $1.58 billion. The transaction disclosed Friday for the banks' 26.5 percent interest will give Lehman's estate full ownership of Archstone, an Englewood, Colo.-based company ...
EU takes action against Argentina at WTO
The European Union on Friday started legal proceedings at the World Trade Organization against Argentina, claiming the South American country stifles imports to protect its own industry. The EU, the world's largest trading bloc, said that Argentina's recent move to seize control of a division of Spanish energy company Repsol ...
Motorcyclist crashes into store in downtown Pittsburgh
A motorcyclist hit a pedestrian before crashing into the front a store late Thursday night in downtown Pittsburgh. According to police, the motorcyclist lost control of his bike on Sixth and Wood streets just before midnight Thursday. Officials said the man crashed into the front of GNC, shattering the glass ...
Trading in Bankia shares halted pending aid demand
Spain's market regulator suspended trading of shares in bailed-out Bankia on Friday ahead of a key board meeting at which the lender is expected to decide how much more rescue money it needs from the government. Bankia said it had asked for the suspension given the uncertainty surrounding the sum ...
Maine churches raising money to fight gay marriage
Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to November's ballot question asking voters to legalize same-sex marriages. Between 150 and 200 churches are expected to raise money for ...
Portugal adopts 4-year plan to cut state spending
Portugal's Parliament has endorsed a four-year budget plan that places legal limits on state spending in an effort to restore the bailed-out country's fiscal health. Meager growth and excessive borrowing over the past decade pushed Portugal close to bankruptcy last year, compelling it to ask for €78 billion bailout and ...
Hurricane warning issued for Mexico ahead of Bud
Hurricane Bud weakened to a Category 2 storm as it headed early Friday toward an area of beach resorts and small mountain villages on Mexico's Pacific coast stretching south from Puerto Vallarta. Authorities canceled school in 11 communities expected to be hit by heavy rains in Jalisco state, and emergency ...
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